DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR FOREIGN SENIOR TOURISTS

Different tourists – different perceptions of different places: accounting for tourists’ perceptual heterogeneity in destination image measurement

We suggest that differences between tourists be evaluated as part of any destination image study. In doing so, one can avoid the potential pitfall of deriving one single destination image by averaging over individuals with possibly very different perceptions. A typology of destination image measurement approaches is presented that provides a framework for the evaluation of past destination imag...

Towards a Conceptual Framework for Tourists‟ Destination Knowledge and Loyalty

Development of a Community-Based Care System Model for Senior Citizens in Tehran

In recent years a variety of system models for providing community based health care services for the elderly has been envisioned and implemented in the developed countries which meet the special care needs of different groups of elders. In Iran as a developing country, a considerable percentage of old people live in the society need to receive specialized care and health services. In order to ...

Senior Tourists’ Purchasing Decisions in Group Package Tour

The senior demographic group is growing rapidly. Family decision-making research has frequently examined relationships between husbands and wives across stages and subdecisions. To supplement previous research, this study examines how different roles’ influence over the decision-making stages when the senior tourist participates in a group package tour. A total of 293 senior tourists from Taiwa...

Medical Tourism Opportunities: Iran as a Destination Country for Azerbaijani Medical Tourists

The medical tourism industry comprises a combination of tourism and medical services and has attracted the attention of most developed and developing countries during the last decades. This industry has capacities which guarantee progress not only in the economic field, but also in the cultural and political spheres; capacities that can deliver great advantages and opportunities in promoting th...